Guides for parents

Common questions about how children learn maths, and how to help at home.

My child can't memorise the times tables. What can I do?
Forgetting them again is common and doesn't mean a child is bad at maths. Find where they are stuck, then change how they practise.
Why do we flip and multiply to divide fractions? How to explain it to a child
A child who asks "why?" is doing something good. Thinking about how many parts fit inside is easier to remember than a rule on its own.
My child keeps getting decimal division wrong. Where does it usually go wrong?
Mistakes tend to cluster in a few places. Finding the one your child makes helps more than doing dozens more questions.
Should my child learn Olympiad maths? When is a good time to start?
There's no answer that suits every child. More than when to start, what matters is whether your child likes thinking things through and is enjoying it.
My child can't follow word problems. Is it language or maths?
Calculating well but struggling with word problems is common. It may be language, maths or both, so work out which first.

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